Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker
Forest Steven Whitaker IIIis an American actor, director, and producer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth15 July 1961
CityLongview, TX
CountryUnited States of America
defend found good trying
I'm not trying to defend him, the Amin I found was not a good man.
trying different push-yourself
There's a thing you confront when you're going into something new and you come to this sort of abyss, and then you push yourself. It makes you try different things.
trying forests growing
I try to be like a forest: revitalizing and constantly growing.
character uganda trying
Trying to understand, inside, what it is to be Ugandan was crucial to the character, because there are Ugandan ways of doing things that I was trying to capture. Even if I had made this movie in South Africa, it would not have been the same, because it is so specific to Uganda.
people humanity trying
In every project, I always look for the depth of humanity inside of it. I'm just trying to say if we can help in some way heal the equation with [Afro-Americans] what's going on with us as people.
years careers trying
I really wasn't even sure if I should continue acting. I would like try and figure out if I could be good enough to do it. It was like 10 or 12 years into my career before I felt like maybe I can do it. It was such a different time than now.
chance connection expand universe
was a chance to expand myself and deepen my connection with the universe and with God.
act decided perception presented
When I first decided to act Amin, I had that perception of Amin as presented by the west,
characters connection energy enter others spirit
As an actor, I've always wanted to do characters that would help me find my connection with others and connect all of us together. You always want the energy of the character, the spirit of the person, to enter you. I've been doing this for 26 years and some of the things I've done are always with me.
beginning blessed coming environment grew growing
They're growing up in an environment so different than what I grew up in. I think they're beginning to see how blessed they are. They'll be coming back from now on, I think.
doors films hopefully open
Hopefully this film is going to open the doors for a lot more films like it to be made.
helped men
He did things like other big men who did things that helped their countries.
character mirrors climbing
I try to serve the character all the time; this one took a lot of work and was consuming. It's like climbing up a ladder and sometimes you're afraid to face yourself so you make excuses; you avoid going to the top of the ladder and look in the mirror.
men people african-american
Things are shifting; man is evolving in many different ways. The Internet has created a portal for people to connect with each other in a way they never could have before. When it comes to African-American or black films, it's different because there is a model that you can actually look at, an equation that shows that these films earn money.